WASHINGTON—Confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett commenced Monday with each side laying out arguments for or against the Supreme Court nominee. Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee focused on Judge Barrett’s qualifications and their responsibility to approve her nomination. Democrats highlighted the haste of the confirmation process, arguing that the next president should fill the seat vacated when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last month, and spoke of what they said was the threat posed by conservatives...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 12, 2020 09:31 UTC